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Chase Elliott (9) drives during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo\/Paul Sancya)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

BROOKLYN, Mich. \u2014 The NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway was stopped with 51 laps remaining Sunday to repair a damaged SAFER barrier after a hard crash involving Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott.<\/p>

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During a restart on the 148th lap, the drivers were running side by side for second. Elliott\u2019s No. 9 Chevrolet bobbled and skidded up the track into Bell\u2019s No. 20 Toyota, which shot into the outside wall at the 2-mile oval where speeds top 200 mph.<\/p>\n

The impact with Bell\u2019s Camry severely deformed the SAFER barrier, which is comprised of steel and foam to absorb energy in wrecks.<\/p>\n

Both drivers climbed from their cars and walked to an ambulance for a trip to the track\u2019s infield care center. Elliott patted Bell on the shoulder and apologized for the wreck before they entered the ambulance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m fine; it was totally my fault,\u201d Elliott said. \u201cI feel really bad for Bell, just taking him out. I was trying to run on the bottom and make use of our fresh tires and at least get to second and hopefully stay side by side with him. I got in there and got free and thought I was going to spin and was committing to spin out, and as soon as I started to commit to spinning, it just hooked up and hooked a right. Unfortunately, it sent Christopher into the wall super hard, and then me shortly there behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust racing really hard. I felt like that was kind of a turning point in the race. We needed to make something happen. I stepped over the line again and paid for it. \u2026 I just told him I\u2019m sorry. Obviously, it was not on purpose.\u201d<\/p>

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William Byron was leading the race when the red flag was displayed at 5:51 p.m. ET for track workers to fix the damaged section of the barrier. Daniel Suarez was in second, followed by Ross Chastain, Carson Hocevar and Kyle Larson.<\/p>\n

A nightmarish debut season in the Cup Series continued for Connor Zilisch, who crashed twice in the first eight laps and finished last in the 37-car field. The Trackhouse Racing driver has finished outside the top 30 the past three races and is still seeking the first top 10 of his rookie campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was really loose, but it\u2019s just unfortunate,\u201d Zilisch said. \u201cAnother short race for us. We\u2019ll go try and get them at Pocono next week.\u201d<\/p>\n

NASCAR will make its lone trip this season to Pocono Raceway on June 14. Chase Briscoe won last year to earn his first victory with Joe Gibbs Racing.<\/p>

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AP auto racing: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/auto-racing<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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